ikhulu

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From i- (class 5) +‎ -khulu ("large").

Noun

íkhûlu class 5 (plural ámákhûlu class 6)

hundred

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

From i- (class 5) +‎ -khulu ("large").

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [íkʰûːlu]

Noun

íkhûlu class 5 (plural ámákhûlu class 6)

hundred

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From i- (class 5) +‎ -khulu ("large").

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /îːkʰûːlu/

Noun

îkhûlu class 5 (plural ámakhûlu class 6)

hundred

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ikhulu	amakhulu
Locative	ekhulwini	emakhulwini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ikhulu		amakhulu
Simple form	likhulu		makhulu
Locative	ekhulwini		emakhulwini
Copulative	yikhulu		ngamakhulu
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wekhulu	owekhulu	wamakhulu	owamakhulu
Class 2	bekhulu	abekhulu	bamakhulu	abamakhulu
Class 3	wekhulu	owekhulu	wamakhulu	owamakhulu
Class 4	yekhulu	eyekhulu	yamakhulu	eyamakhulu
Class 5	lekhulu	elekhulu	lamakhulu	elamakhulu
Class 6	ekhulu	awekhulu	amakhulu	awamakhulu
Class 7	sekhulu	esekhulu	samakhulu	esamakhulu
Class 8	zekhulu	ezekhulu	zamakhulu	ezamakhulu
Class 9	yekhulu	eyekhulu	yamakhulu	eyamakhulu
Class 10	zekhulu	ezekhulu	zamakhulu	ezamakhulu
Class 11	lwekhulu	olwekhulu	lwamakhulu	olwamakhulu
Class 14	bekhulu	obekhulu	bamakhulu	obamakhulu
Class 15	kwekhulu	okwekhulu	kwamakhulu	okwamakhulu
Class 17	kwekhulu	okwekhulu	kwamakhulu	okwamakhulu

References

C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-khulu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-khulu (2.4.3-8.9)”

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